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Crypto’s Estate Planning Problem: A Wake-Up Call
18.12.2024
U.S. tax changes set for 2025 mean digital asset holders should consider strategies to protect their wealth, say Jeff Verdon, Moish Peltz and Kyle Lawrence
Russian Settlements Face Another Blow: U.S. Treasury Hints at Sanctions Against Chinese Banks
17.12.2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently referred to the possibility of enacting sanctions against Chinese banks as the U.S. prepares to deepen its measures to weaken the Russian economy. This could affect trade settlements between Russia and China, which have already suffered due to previous...
Tornado Cash Sanctions Overturned by U.S. Appeals Court
27.11.2024
A U.S. federal appeals court has delivered a major legal victory to the crypto sector by throwing out the U.S. Treasury Department's earlier effort to directly sanction crypto mixing service Tornado Cash.The court found that the government didn't have the proper tools to include the actual...
Crypto Gains Let Poor People Buy Houses, U.S. Research Finds, But Risks May Lurk
26.11.2024
The U.S. Treasury Department's researchers were watching out for crypto risks, but they found digital assets enthusiasts with otherwise low incomes were buying homes in recent years at a high rate.The high-crypto, poor areas have apparently used crypto gains to obtain mortgages and car loans,...
Tokenized US Treasury Market Hits $2.5 Billion With Real World Assets Exceeding $13 Billion
26.11.2024
The tokenization of real-world assets is growing at a rapid pace with assets exceeding a combined value of $13 billion. Interest in Tokenized U.S. Treasury Market Heating Up The tokenized U.S. Treasury market has reached $2.5 billion in value, reflecting a rapid embrace of blockchain technologies...
Tether in Talks to Support Cantor Fitzgerald’s Planned Bitcoin Lending Program: WSJ
25.11.2024
Tether may take part in Cantor’s multi-billion dollar bitcoin financing program.The latter already owns a 5% stake in Tether and custodies its U.S. Treasuries
El Salvador Is Getting Its First Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Offering
19.11.2024
The new product aims to give access to T-Bill investments for individuals and organizations who were previously unable to invest in these products, the press release said
Bitcoin Hits Record High Against BlackRock's U.S. Treasury ETF as Investors Search for Returns: Van Straten
4.11.2024
At the same time, crypto investors are looking to reduce risk ahead of the U.S. election, driving bitcoin's crypto-market dominance to a cycle high
Ripple CEO Loses Bank Account, Russia’s New Crypto Law, and More — Week in Review
3.11.2024
Ripple CEO loses his long-term bank account, Russia publishes new crypto law, BRICS payment system aims to be a SWIFT substitute, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review Ripple’s CEO recently disclosed the closure of his 25-year-old bank account, citing his leadership role in a crypto firm...
Abu Dhabi Firms Launch Investment Fund to Tokenize U.S. Treasury Bill ETFs
1.11.2024
Two Abu Dhabi firms, Realize and Neovision Wealth Management, have launched a fund that tokenizes U.S. Treasury bill exchange-traded funds. The fund aims to attract investors from the Gulf, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia Investors to Dominate Fund Abu Dhabi firms Realize and Neovision...
Tether Reports $2.5B Profit in Q3, Holds Over $100B of U.S. Treasuries
31.10.2024
The company's flagship stablecoin USDT is the third-largest cryptocurrency with a $120 billion market capitalization
U.S. Treasury Advisory Panel Says Tokenization Could Be Big, But May Need Central Control
30.10.2024
The U.S. Treasury Department's panel of Wall Street advisers see the tokenization of U.S. debt and other assets providing some significant potential advances, the group contended in a new report – while also envisioning an inevitable need for the kind of heavy central hand that may rankle...
Crypto Ghosted in U.S. Treasury Department's New Strategy on Financial Inclusion
29.10.2024
The U.S. Treasury Department has a new strategy for financial inclusion to help people get access to the financial system, but the 35-page report references cryptocurrency only once – to tout Treasury's work on flagging the industry's hazards
Solana Outranks Ethereum: 75% of Successful Transaction Fees Driven by Peak U.S. Trading Hours
28.10.2024
A recently published report from Coinbase Institutional indicates that Solana has surpassed Ethereum when it comes to transaction…
Tokenized US Treasuries Climb by $210M Since Crossing the $2 Billion Mark
12.10.2024
Since surpassing the $2 billion milestone in tokenized U.S. Treasuries at the end of August, the sector has added another $210 million. The Blackrock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) still holds the top spot with a market cap of $531.88 million, reflecting a 3.32% rise over the last...
QCP Capital Analyzes Bullish Macro Trends Impacting Bitcoin and Risk Assets
25.9.2024
According to QCP Capital’s latest analysis, macroeconomic conditions are becoming increasingly favorable for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies. Central bank policies, particularly from China and the U.S. are playing a crucial role in shaping market sentiment. QCP Capital: Central Bank...
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon With Ties to Pig Butchering Scams
17.9.2024
One of Cambodia’s wealthiest businessmen has been hit with U.S. sanctions for allegedly playing a role in serious human rights abuses – including human trafficking and torture – tied to a pig butchering scam operation headquartered in the Southeast Asian country
US Treasury Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon Over Crypto Fraud and Trafficking Links
13.9.2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on Cambodian tycoon Ly Yong Phat and his businesses, linking them to human trafficking and forced labor scams involving cryptocurrency fraud. Victims were manipulated into online scam centers, and trafficked workers were forced into labor...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $58K After U.S. Tech Stocks Rise
12.9.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 12, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin Plunges Below $56K as Stocks Sell Off in Weak U.S. Trading
11.9.2024
It's been a trend for the last few weeks that cryptocurrencies selloff as the U.S. traditional markets open, underscoring a general risk-off sentiment among American investors